1949 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1949 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1949
MLB Season
92
Players Debuted
—
Notable Card Sets
Vintage Era Context
1949 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1949 MLB Debuts 92 players
C
Cal Abrams
Debut 1949-04-19
E
Ed Albrecht
Debut 1949-10-02
B
Bobby Avila
Debut 1949-04-30
J
Jim Baumer
Debut 1949-09-14
H
Hank Biasatti
Debut 1949-04-23
J
Jim Bilbrey
Debut 1949-05-17
S
Steve Bilko
Debut 1949-09-22
B
Billy Bowers
Debut 1949-04-24
R
Roger Bowman
Debut 1949-09-22
C
Cloyd Boyer
Debut 1949-04-23
J
Jack Bruner
Debut 1949-09-16
S
Smoky Burgess
Debut 1949-04-19
B
Bob Cain
Debut 1949-09-18
J
Jack Cassini
Debut 1949-04-19
J
Jerry Coleman
Debut 1949-04-20
C
Chuck Connors
Debut 1949-05-01
D
Del Crandall
Debut 1949-06-17
T
Tod Davis
Debut 1949-04-27
W
Walt Dropo
Debut 1949-04-19
L
Luke Easter
Debut 1949-08-11
G
George Elder
Debut 1949-07-22
B
Bill Evans
Debut 1949-04-21
F
Frank Fanovich
Debut 1949-04-25
O
Owen Friend
Debut 1949-10-02
T
Tommy Glaviano
Debut 1949-04-19
B
Bill Glynn
Debut 1949-09-16
G
Gordon Goldsberry
Debut 1949-04-20
M
Mike Goliat
Debut 1949-08-02
J
Julio Gonzalez
Debut 1949-08-09
B
Bob Hall
Debut 1949-04-23
F
Fred Hancock
Debut 1949-04-26
S
Solly Hemus
Debut 1949-04-27
B
Bill Higdon
Debut 1949-09-10
L
Lloyd Hittle
Debut 1949-06-12
B
Bobby Hofman
Debut 1949-04-19
S
Stan Hollmig
Debut 1949-04-19
W
Wally Hood
Debut 1949-09-23
B
Bill Howerton
Debut 1949-09-11
M
Monte Irvin
Debut 1949-07-08
H
Hal Keller
Debut 1949-09-13
J
Jim Kirby
Debut 1949-05-01
K
Kurt Krieger
Debut 1949-04-21
R
Rocky Krsnich
Debut 1949-09-13
D
Dick Kryhoski
Debut 1949-04-19
S
Steve Kuczek
Debut 1949-09-29
D
Dick Lane
Debut 1949-06-20
E
Eddie Malone
Debut 1949-07-17
F
Fred Marsh
Debut 1949-04-19
Showing 48 of 92 players who debuted in 1949.